The government will soon make Aadhaar cards necessary for a new driving licence as well as for the renewal of the permit. The Narendra Modi government will soon ask states to make quoting Aadhaar number necessary for licence, a TOI report said. The new rule will come into effect from[Read More…]
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Headlines for March 26
Capt Amarinder asks partymen to give up red beacons
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday urged all his colleagues to set an example for others by giving up red beacons on their vehicles. “It is the collective responsibility of all party members to uphold the commitments made in the manifesto and fulfill their promises to the people,” he[Read More…]
Mulayam, Azam skip SP’s national executive meet
Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav and senior leader Azam Khan on Saturday gave a miss to the party’s national executive meeting which was presided over by Akhilesh Yadav here. Akhilesh, who took over as the party’s national president on January 1 after a bitter split, had convened the meeting[Read More…]
India to seal border with Pakistan by 2018: Rajnath Singh
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said India plans to seal international boundaries with neighbouring countries Pakistan and Bangladesh soon. “India is planning to seal the international boundaries with Pakistan and Bangladesh as soon as possible. This could be India’s major step against terrorism and the problem of refugees,”[Read More…]
Will implement PM Modi’s vision of Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, says Yogi Adityanath
Newly sworn in as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath on Saturday said that he will implement Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas. Yogi Adityanth, addressed his first public meeting as the state’s chief in his hometown at Gorakhpur. “I am thankful to the[Read More…]
China: 11 killed in goldmine accident
Accidents at two neighbouring gold mines in central China’s Henan province killed 11 people on Friday. Thick smoke engulfed a pit at the Qinling gold mine of China National Gold Group in Lingbao City on Friday morning, trapping 12 workers and six management staff, Xinhua news agency reported. Seven bodies[Read More…]
Ind vs Aus 4th Test: Kuldeep Yadav’s 4/68 helps India bowl out Australia for 300
Australian captain Steve Smith hit his 20th century but Kuldeep Yadav took four wickets as Australia were bowled out for 300 runs in their first innings on the first day of the fourth Test at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala on Saturday. An emotional moment for @imkuldeep18 as he gets[Read More…]
Railways mulls ending SAIL’s monopoly on steel supply
Railways is considering ending state-owned Steel Authority of India Ltd’s (SAIL) virtual monopoly on supplying steel for standard rail tracks, opening up annual purchases worth up to $700 million to the private sector. As per reports in Reuters, the vast state rail operator is undergoing a $130 billion, five-year overhaul[Read More…]
Freedom of Universities challenged by narrow considerations: Vice Prez
Vice President M Hamid Ansari said on Saturday that the freedom of our Universities has been challenged by narrow considerations and there is a need to defend them as free spaces. “In a period of rampant distrust of matters intellectual there is an imperative need to defend the universities as[Read More…]
MCD polls: We will do away with residential house tax, says Arvind Kejriwal
Just ahead of the municipal polls in Delhi, chief minister Arvind Kejriwal promised to remove residential house tax in the capital if his party is chosen to power in the impending civic polls, on Saturday. The Aam Aadmi Party has worked out the resolution and the funds saved from corruption[Read More…]
Manipur CM allots portfolios to ministers
Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Saturday distributed portfolios to his council of ministers. Biren Singh has retained majority of portfolios including home department, transport, general administration, sericuluture, tourism, IT, and vigilance, a statement by Chief Secretary O Nabakishore said. Deputy Chief Minister Y Joykumar Singh will look after[Read More…]
Ex-UP CM Akhliesh Yadav alleges casteism in policemen’s transfers and suspension
Terming suspension of police officers as blatant discrimination, Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday said that only policemen of one particular caste Yadav are being suspended and transferred. “Only policemen of one particular caste are being suspended and transferred, everybody knows. But will you report that?” asked[Read More…]
If Adityanath is honest supporter of religion, he should order liquor ban: Tejaswi Yadav
Days after the anti-Romeo squad was launched in Uttar Pradesh under Yogi Adityanath government, Bihar’s deputy chief minister Tejaswi Yadav on Saturday challenged the new UP CM to ban liquor and set up an “anti-Daru squad” on the lines of the anti-Romeo squad. “Liquor is dangerous, it pollutes health and[Read More…]
CM Yogi Adityanath should do ‘gas-releasing’ asana: Twinkle Khanna
Author-columnist Twinkle Khanna on Friday suggested that Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath should do a yoga ‘asana’ which eases “releasing gas,” at the India Today Woman Summit and Awards in New Delhi. Twinkle, popularly known as Mrs Funnybones, talked about different aspects of her life at the event. But[Read More…]
Frauds impersonate CBI officials, agency files FIR
The CBI is the latest prey to the impersonators who have been pretending to be CBI officers to trick innocent people. The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered a FIR against the people who are imitating CBI officials and using their resources. These frauds are using fake e-mail IDs in[Read More…]
Bihar police are capable of handling miscreants without any ‘anti-Romeo’ squad: JD(U)
Taking a dig at the newly-elected Uttar Pradesh government, the Janata Dal (United) said that the Bihar police was competent of handling miscreants without forming ‘anti-Romeo’ squads on Saturday. “The ones pointing fingers at Bihar’s law and order situation should first see Uttar Pradesh where the need for ‘anti-Romeo’ squads[Read More…]
Anti-romeo squad to have women constables, says BJP
Giving a room for improvement to the ‘anti-Romeo’ squad introduced by the new government, BJP leader Meenakshi Lekhi on Saturday said that women constables must be a part of the team and they should have the complete freedom to deal with men who involve themselves in such mischiefs. Lekhi, referring[Read More…]
Spinner Kuldeep Yadav to make his Test debut at Dharamshala
In the fourth Test against Australia which is to be held on Saturday at Dharamshala, captain Virat Kohli rules out due to his injuries while Ajinkya Rahane will lead Team India in absence of Virat Kohli. Also, Kuldeep Yadav – the left-arm chinaman spinner will make his Test debut in[Read More…]
Mumbai school denies entry to kids after parents fails to pay fee in advance
A school in Dadar, Mumbai denied entry to three children for five months as their parents failed to pay the entire year’s fee in advance. The incident came into the light after the parents approached the Maharashtra State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (MSCPCR) on Friday. The parent in[Read More…]
JNU seat-cuts: Students block gate, protest outside UGC office
Students of JNU angered by the seat-cut according to the new UGC gazette staged protests on Friday both inside and outside the Campus. While a bunch of students who blocked the main gate of the university, some marched till the UGC office at ITO hoping to meet with the officials[Read More…]
Delhi: Massive fire breaks out at a plastic factory in Narela
A massive fire broke out in a plastic factory in Delhi’s Narela at early hours of Saturday morning. As per latest reports, one person who was a worker of the factory has been severely injured while several others are feared to be trapped inside the burning factory. As many as[Read More…]
FIR lodged against filmmaker Shirish Kunder for slamming CM Adityanath
Filmmaker Shirish Kunder seems to be in a trouble as an FIR was registered against him for allegedly derogatory remarks against Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath under Section 66 of Information Technology Act, 2008 with Hazratganj police station on Thursday. The FIR was lodged by Amit Kumar Tiwari, secretary[Read More…]
UP: Two arrested on acid-attack charges
Soon after Yogi Adityanath’s visited the acid attack survivor on Friday, two people were arrested on the same day for allegedly forcing a Dalit woman to drink acid while she was travelling from Rae Bareli to Lucknow in the Ganga Gomti Express. The incident took place on Thursday at a[Read More…]
Delhi Police register FIR against Shiv Sena MP
The Delhi Police registered an FIR against Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad on Friday.He was booked under sections 308 and 355, amounting to culpable homicide and criminal assault. He was booked under sections 308 and 355, amounting to culpable homicide and criminal assault. On Thursday, the MP repeatedly hit a[Read More…]